Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
A Cardiac Exercise Physiologist in the Pediatric Exercise Lab serves as a vital link between advanced clinical technology and our “Patients First” philosophy. This role directly advances the mission of delivering world-class cardiovascular care to children with complex and congenital heart conditions. By combining clinical precision with compassionate patient interaction, the Exercise Physiologist ensures each child receives safe, personalized, and high-quality diagnostic evaluation.
This position is responsible for conducting comprehensive cardiac exercise testing, accurately documenting and reporting results in Epic, and maintaining a fully prepared clinical environment. Responsibilities include preparing equipment, stocking supplies, and thoroughly disinfecting and resetting the lab between patients to ensure safety, efficiency, and seamless workflow throughout the day.
The ideal candidate brings specialized knowledge of congenital heart disease, technical expertise in diagnostic testing, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Success in this role requires the ability to remain calm under pressure, collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team, and communicate clearly with patients and families across all ages from young children to adults. This position is based exclusively in the Pediatric Exercise Lab at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Outpatient Center, Main Campus.
A caregiver in this position worksfull-time| M-F|7:00am –3:30pmor 8:00am—4:30pm.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Supervise all stress testing in the inpatient and outpatientsetting.
Review history and physical (H&P) for test appropriateness.
Recognize contraindications to exercise and abnormal patient responses to exercise.
Respond appropriately to all situations including exercise cessation and referral to medical professionals.
Performadditionalphysiologic assessments asrequired(i.e.cardiopulmonary testing, PFTs, oximetry,ammoniaPET studies, etc.).
Be responsible forcoding daily procedures using current Medicare CPT and ICD10 guidelines.
Provide inpatient (Phase I) and outpatient (Phase II and maintenance) cardiac rehabilitation services to a variety of cardiovascular conditions.
Provide patient testing before and after rehabilitation including strength, body composition, flexibility,balanceand endurance.
Provide exercise prescriptions for patientsutilizingtest data, patientstatusand current medication regimen.
Update prescriptions according to patientresponse.
Implement concepts of cardiac secondary prevention.
Develop and/or update cardiac rehab participants’ Individual Treatment Plans.
Provide exercise, cardiovascular health promotion and behavior change strategy information for patients, peers and the community which may include public speaking and education classes.
Arrange forinitialoutpatient cardiac rehab evaluation, recurring outpatient cardiac rehabsessionsand discharge from the program.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Master’s degree in exercise physiology, kinesiology,nursingor a similar field.
Completion of athree to six monthinternship or equivalent work experience working with cardiopulmonary patients and their families
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the American Red Cross
American College of Sports Medicine Clinical Exercise Physiologist certification upon hireor within one year or employment
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time and ability to help patients stand and walk.
Will require some lifting, bending, twisting of upper extremity to help limited patients.
Must be able to adapt to different room temperatures.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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